Whittingham made his 300th league appearance in a 11 draw with Burnley. Former Cardiff midfielder fell down stairs at a pub last March, Inquest hears he was drinking with brother-in-law and friend. It was there they had their first child, who is nearly five years old and started school this year. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Must live in Nigeria. "We love you Pete and your memory will eternally stay with us.". Explore in 3D: The dazzling crown that makes a king. Cardiff City retired his No 7 shirt and have continued to provide support to his family. "They are at the forefront of our thoughts and, on their behalf, we ask for their privacy to be respected at this unfathomably cruel and difficult time.". [27] He quickly established himself in the team and was a first-team member until the end of the year, despite competition from Joe Ledley on the left-hand side. He made more than 450 appearances for Cardiff before finishing his career at Blackburn in 2018. Heartfelt tributes have been paid to Cardiff City legend Peter Whittingham after he tragically passed away at the age of 35.. [13], Taylor was replaced by David O'Leary ahead of the 200304 season, with the Irishman being quick to praise Whittingham's potential. [70], In July 2022, two years after Whittingham's death, Cardiff retired the number 7 shirt as a tribute. [51] Whittingham played a big role in Cardiff's centre midfield, producing many impressive performances and scoring several fine goals, including direct freekicks against Peterborough and Crystal Palace as well as a sublime chip from 35 yards away to Reading. The former Cardiff City midfielder Peter Whittingham died after falling down stairs at a pub following a drunken play fight with friends, an inquest has been told. Peter Whittingham: Inquest into Cardiff City legend's death At that point, he was said to be unstable due to the influence of alcohol. Peter Whittingham Cause Of Death. [40] Whittingham earned the October Player of the Month award on 14 November 2009. Match of the Day: What fans can expect as show returns this weekend. Im still shaken up by what happened to him. Footballer Peter Whittingham died from fall after 'play fight', inquest He said: During a period of horseplay with a friend and a relative he appeared to have lost his balance, travelled through or caused to open the fire door, fallen, and as he did so his head has come into contact with the steps. Mr Taylor said Mr Whittingham's eyes were "wide open and were almost completely white" having rolled to the back of his head. One wrote on Twitter: "Incredibly sad news. For more information and to buy tickets for the game, visit here. Whittinghams former club, Cardiff City, expressed heartbreak in a statement on its website. The alleged horrifying incident took place in Malawi and the suspect was identified as Patricia Wyson, Bloke watches American Pie sex scene with gran and her reaction has viewers howling, Kaelin Maddison went viral on social media after sharing his gran's awkward reaction to Jim's sex scene with Natalie in the movie American Pie 2, after sitting down to watch it with her, Mia Khalifa returns to sleepy UK seaside town that she says is 'better than Miami', Former Pornhub star Mia Khalifa appears to be back in the UK and has wasted no time making her way to her favourite spot, a sleepy seaside town she loves in Kent, EastEnders Heather Trott star's weight loss as she credits 7 hobby for transformation, EastEnders Heather Trott star Cheryl Fergison continues to show off her jaw-dropping weight loss and revealed a 7 activity has helped with her incredible transformation, I'm A Celeb's Nicola McLean was given 'special XL harness' for GG boobs in ITV trials, EXCLUSIVE: I'm A Celeb star Nicola McLean has revealed she was given a special extra large harness to complete her ITV trials when she starred on the show back in 2008, Lottery conman who forged 2.5m winning ticket could soon have 700k home taken away, Edward Putman, 57, managed to swindle 2.5million after forging a jackpot-winning lottery ticket and now faces losing his home after not paying back what he was meant to.